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View of the main areas of former mining activity in Coppermines Valley. To the right of the image the large spoil heaps from the Bonser ore dressing floors sit close to Church Beck. Spoil heaps from exploitation of the Bonser Vein are on the fells behind. In the centre the spoil heaps from the Paddy End Vein extend up ...

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Coppermines Valley, near Coniston. The view is from near the path on the SW side of Church Beck. It’s as good a place to walk as any if you’re a geologist into minerals and mineralisation. The area has been mined for copper and quarried for slate. On the right hand side of the image the spoil from quarrying slate a...